dogtrot

[ dawg-trot, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔgˌtrɒt, ˈdɒg- /

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noun

a gentle trot, like that of a dog.

South Midland and Southern U.S. a covered passage or porch linking two parts of a house; breezeway.

verb (used without object), dog·trot·ted, dog·trot·ting.

to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot.

Nearby words

dogsbody, dogshore, dogsled, dogtooth, dogtooth violet, dogtrot, dogvane, dogwatch, dogwood, dogwood family, dogwood winter

Origin of dogtrot

First recorded in 1655–65; dog + trot¹

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Examples from the Web for dogtrot

To conserve his strength and wind he kept his pace to a dogtrot.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine
John continued on a dogtrot towards home, and a moment later was pestering Mrs. Fletcher at her work in the kitchen.
A Son of the City|Herman Gastrell Seely
(Fannie was evidently referring to the breezeway or dogtrot, down the middle of many small plantation houses).
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
On the first alarm, the chief of police, accompanied by a good half of the day force, came at a dogtrot.
Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb

Brown saluted the second time, and started off at a dogtrot.
A Volunteer with Pike|Robert Ames Bennet

British Dictionary definitions for dogtrot

dogtrot

/ (ˈdɒɡˌtrɒt) /

noun

a gently paced trot

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dogtrot

noun

verb (used without object), dog·trot·ted, dog·trot·ting.

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British Dictionary definitions for dogtrot

dogtrot

noun